diff --git a/src/gpu/SkGpuDevice.cpp b/src/gpu/SkGpuDevice.cpp
index 54ed413..6992a45 100644
--- a/src/gpu/SkGpuDevice.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/SkGpuDevice.cpp
@@ -1784,7 +1784,9 @@
     ASSERT_SINGLE_OWNER
 #ifndef SK_IGNORE_GPU_LAYER_HOISTING
     // todo: should handle this natively
-    if (paint) {
+    if (paint ||
+        (kRGBA_8888_SkColorType != mainCanvas->imageInfo().colorType() &&
+         kBGRA_8888_SkColorType != mainCanvas->imageInfo().colorType())) {
         return false;
     }